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Monday, November 4, 2013

Physio For the Phwin!

I am now a big believer in physical therapy. Growing up and playing ultimate for years meant many ankle sprains and other injuries, and I never got any help. I would just eventually heal, maybe wear a brace from a sporting goods store. Eventually, I just got in the habit of wearing ankle braces when playing ultimate.

When I hurt my knee skiing a few years ago (I was trying to slide fast near but not into my daughter to spray her with snow), I got some "physio" as they call it Canada (is that what it is called in the US?), and within a short period of time, I felt better. This August, I hurt my achilles pretty severely the last week of the ultimate season and did not seek help, thinking it was going to get better. It did a bit, but kept hurting. Within a couple weeks of getting some physio, I felt better quickly. So, I have learned my lesson.

So, if you get hurt, get to a good physical therapist. It seems to be a booming industry in Ottawa with heaps of outlets nearby. With their help, I have probably another few years of ultimate left.

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Stephen M. Saideman

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Greetings! I am a political scientist, specializing in International Relations, my research and teaching focus on ethnic conflict and civil-military relations. I watch way too much TV, and I like movies as well so I tend to write about both and find IR stuff in pop culture. I rant alot about American politics and sometimes about Canadian politics. I like to take ideas I once learned a long time ago and apply them to whatever strikes my fancy.